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Front Cover -- About the Author -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface: Begin in the Body -- Introduction: Follow Your Fear -- Identity Politics and My Identity -- Sex and Gender -- Definitions of Sex and Gender -- Sex/Gender and Race -- Caution about Gender Claims -- Patriarchy and Feminism -- Patriarchy -- Feminism -- Pressing Arguments -- Rape and Rape Culture: 'Normal' Violence -- Statistics -- Sex/Gender Norms -- Rape Culture -- Rape's Reality -- Prostitution and Pornography: Sex Work or Sexual Exploitation? -- 'Sex Work': Justice and Dignity -- 'Sex Workers': Women's Decisions -- Men's Choices -- What Is Sex For? -- Transgenderism: Biology, Politics, Ecology -- A Critical Feminist Analysis -- Definitions and Categories -- Ground Rules for Debate -- Question: Biology of Male/Female -- Challenge: Politics of Man/Woman -- Concern: Ecological Limits -- Imagination -- Conclusion -- Afterword: On Fear and Resistance by Rebecca Whisnant -- Beginning with the Body -- People Called Women -- From Fear to Resistance -- References -- Further Reading -- Index -- Back Cover

There was nothing out of the ordinary about Jim Koplin. He was just your typical central Minnesota gay farm boy with a Ph.D. in experimental psychology who developed anarchist-influenced, radical-feminist, and anti-imperialist politics, while never losing touch with his rural roots. But perhaps the most important thing about Jim is that throughout his life, almost literally to his dying breath, he spent some part of every day on the most important work we have: tending the garden.Plain Radical is a touching homage to a close friend and mentor taken too soon. But it is also an exploration of th

The sexual-exploitation industries, including prostitution and pornography, are patriarchal institutions that are inconsistent with dignity, solidarity, and equality. Radical feminism offers a compelling analysis not only for women but also for men striving to be fully human.